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55.75002, -4.70087

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Magpie
⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Golf

Very strong match

Golf course

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Common Darter, Meliscaeva cinctella +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Helophilus pendulus, Common Darter, Meliscaeva cinctella +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Fleabane, Hedge Bindweed, Common Toadflax +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Fleabane, Hedge Bindweed, Common Toadflax +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to GirvanWalking route

This creation is Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan. Any route from Girvan is a busy road with no shoulders. Bus/Train to Barrhill and continue to Whithorn, the spiritual home of Saint Ninian..

Named routeRef WW-aRegional walking route

Semple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 7Cycling route

Named routeRef 7National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route101 m

Named routeRef 7Length 101 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route136 m

Named routeRef 7Length 136 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route15 m

Named routeRef 7Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 7Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,281 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,281 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals13 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger +8

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
PolecatMustela putorius

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Common Darter · Meliscaeva cinctella · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +2

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Common Fleabane · Hedge Bindweed · Dark Mullein · Common Twayblade · Broad-leaved Helleborine +2

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,281 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2025

Blackbird · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +53

BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GoosanderMergus merganser
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Carrion/Hooded Crow HybridCorvus corone x cornix
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TealAnas crecca
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
WigeonMareca penelope
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fusca
SnipeGallinago gallinago
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals13 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Roe Deer · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Badger +8

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Fallow DeerDama dama
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
PolecatMustela putorius

🐝

Insects7 species

summerautumn

2025

Helophilus pendulus · Common Darter · Meliscaeva cinctella · Platycheirus albimanus · Eristalis pertinax +2

Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus

🌿

Plants7 species

summer

2025

Common Fleabane · Hedge Bindweed · Dark Mullein · Common Twayblade · Broad-leaved Helleborine +2

Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Dark MulleinVerbascum nigrum
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 wfmillar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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